business travel

On September 11th, 2001, Boaz Sachs was having coffee with a friend in London when they received a confused SMS bringing the first news of the terrorist attacks in New York City. Boaz’s father was on business in New York, so he immediately called his father to make sure he was OK. Later, after the second plane hit the World Trade Center, telephone lines were down so Boaz became responsible for telling family all over the world that his father was safe.

Simon Jones was in Singapore on business when he found out about the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. He turned on the television and thought he was watching an action movie until he realized the same ‘movie’ was playing on every channel.

Jim Whitcomb recalls finding out about the attacks on September 11th, 2001, while on a business trip in San Francisco. His client cancelled his meetings and he booked a room at the top of a hotel at a discounted rate, as many feared more attacks on major cities. He used to work on the 105th floor of one of the two World Trade Center towers that were destroyed.